St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-22

chapter twenty (2O) of the General Statutes OF
1875 relating to fishways.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State OF
Minnesota:
SECTION L That section twenty-nine 900
of chapter twenty (20) of the General Statutes OF
One thousand eight hundred and seventy-eght
ISIS be and the same is hereby amended by
adding to the end thereof t words: Except
| ing, however, the Big Cottonwood river in the
State of Minnesota from this proviso."
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage.
Approved March ID 1887
Counties and County officers.
! 53.
AN ACT granting certain powers and authority
to the board of county commissioners of any
unorganized county in this state.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State OF
Minnesota:
SECTION 1. That the board of county commits
| slonerS or any unorganiZed county in this state
| who have been appointed or who shall hereafter
be appointed by the governor, or who shall be
| elected according to law, are erehy authorized
and empowered to do and act as hereinafter pro-
| vided.
SEC. 2. Said board shall establish independ-
ent school districts in such unOrganiZed coun-
| ties as needed and demanded by the public, and
shall act as trustees of such school districts
! tablished by them until such time as each of
said school districts shall elect then
school board, which board shall be governed blythe
| law as prescribed for the government of school
boards in organized counties; and all moneys
| belonging to such counties accumulated or ac-
cumulatlng from the levy Of the general one-mill
| school tax prescribed by law to be levied, may
| be paid out on the order of such commissioners
respectively, by the treasurer of the county COL
Letting the same, and shall be disbursed by them
| pro rata according to the number OF scholars at
tending scnool in such districts, in maintaining
public schools in said school districts estab-
lished by them. and shall be used for no other
purpose.
| SEC. 3. To organize such road districts and to
lay out and open such roads in said county as
| shall be necessary Tor or required by the bust
| ness OF such unorganized county. And the OIL
GERS Of the county to which such unorganized
county NAV be attached for purposes of taxa
tiOn shall levy annually a road and bridge tax
| not exceeding In aggregate one mill per acre on
| all the taxable land in said county, as portion
| and part OF the taxes that may be col
lected from the property in such unorganized
| county; and said money shall be paid out by
such treasurer of such county only on the
order Of the commissioners of such unorganized
county as hereinafter provided, and shall be
| expended by them on roads and bridges in such
| unorganized county.
Nothing in this act shall be construed to au-
thorize the levying Of any other or greater tax
than is provided by law for taxation of such I'M
organized counties respectively in this state
| SEC 4. The commissioners OF such unorgan-
| lied county before entering upon the duties of
their Office or receiving any moneys under or
pursuant to this act, shall make and file with the
| board of county commissioners to which such I'M
organized county is attached, bond. runninl:
! to said commissioners with two more suffi-
cient sureties, to be approved by judge of the
district court of the Judicial district in which
such unorganzed county is situated in an
| amount double the amount of such school, road
and bridge tax levy; and shall with such county
| commissioners also file certificate from the
| governor state auditor showing that they have
been duly appointed or elected commissioners
OF such unorgan zed county; and all orders ON
the treasurer for moneys to be paid pursuant to
| this act shall be signed by two of such commits
siOnerS
Sec. 5. The compensation of such county
commissioners of unorgdnlZed counties shall be
two dollars (S2) per dav while performing their
duties under the provisions of this act payable
OUT Of the one-,nil road aud bridge tax levy
services shall not exceed in the aggregate che
hundred days in each year.
SEC. 6. acts or parts of acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed
SEC. z. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage.
Approved Feb 21st. 1887.
AN ACT to provide for filling vacancies in the
board of county commissioners, and to repeal
section 104 OF chapter eight 80 Of the General
Statutes OF 1878.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota
SECTION 1. That whenever any vacancy shall
occur In any otfic6 OF county commissioner from
death. resignation, removal, or otherwise more
than thirty (3O) days before any general election
for county officers, the chairman of the board Of
supervisors in such town, and the presiding Off
Ger OF any incorporated village or villages, city
or cities, which may be included in any COM
m1ss1oners district, when such vacancy shall
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! semble at the court house at the county seat
and appoint or elect a person who is resident
OF such district to fill such vacancy: and the
person so elected or appointed shall continue in
office until the next general election, and until
his successor is elected and qualified.
Provided, That whenever any such vacancy
shall occur in any commissioners district which
is comprised wholly within the limits of any in
corrorated city, then such vacancy shall be TILED
by the common council of such incorporated
city. That the person elected appointed I'M
der the provisions of this act shall receive
titcate thereof, and shall file his certificate OF
election in the office of the district court Of his
county, and shall take the oath of office and
qualify in the manner now prescribed for county
commissioners.
That the absence Of any county commissioner
from his county for six 90 successive months
shall be deemed a vacancy of his office within
the meaning OF this act.
That whenever a vacancy occurs in the office
OF commissioner as aforesaid, it shall be the duty
OF the county auditor to Immediately give NOTICE
thereof to such chairman and presiding officer.
Of cbaner seb M n b Ganer, aSa I3u
of One thousand eight hundred and seventy
eight Qs7S1 be and the same is hereby repealed
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 9TH. 1887,
55.
AN ACT to provide for the compensation oil
| auditors and treasurerS of counties where un-
organized counties are attached.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State OF
SECTION 1. That the county commissioners
Of any county in this state, TO which any unor-
ganlzed county IS attached, are hereby empow-
cred and authorized to fix annually the extra
compensation of the county auditor and treasu-
rer of such county for the addi ional labor occa-
stoned by such annexation of such unorganizeo
territory.
Provided, that in no case shall such additional
compensation be fixed at a greater sum thar
that provided by law for the compensation of
like officials in organized counties of like valua-
ton.
SEC q All acts or parts of acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed.
SEC 3. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 9TH, 1887.
| 56
AN ACT to amend section two hundred and ter
(21O) of chapter eight ~ of the General Stat
uteS 1873, relating to county attorneys.
Be it enacted by the LEGISLATURE of the State Of
Minnesota:
SECTION 1. That section two hundred and ter
(210) of chapter eight ~ of the General Statute:
OF Eighteen hundred and seventy-eight 1S79
be amended by striking out the words shall bt
deposited in the Office of the clerk of the district
court. in the fourteenth line of said section anC
inserting In place thereof the words shall b.
filed and recorded in the Office of the register O.
deeds, and by adding to the section the words
"and when so recorded shall be forwarded BY
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be il
force from and after it's passage.
Approved March Sd, 1887.
AN ACT providing for the consecutive number
ing of all instruments recorded or filed in tn,
office of register of deeds.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State O
Minnesota:
SECTION 1. Every register of deeds shall in
dorse plainly upon the top of the back, whel
him for record or filing, as soon as received
number consecutive to the number affixed to tn